Thursday, December 4, 2008
The BPA fet. David Byrne and Dizze Rascal, “Toe Jam”. Is it any surprise that Norman “Fatboy Slim” Cook is involved in this?
Friday, November 21, 2008
Guy Peellaert was the Dutch-born artists responsible for illustrating the book Rock Dreams (1976), a tome that introduced me at a young and impressionable age to the history and more importantly the mythology of rock and roll. His dreamlike, paintings were filled with the humor, lust and grandeur of rock – I always wished that [...]
An Appreciation by Noah Mallin
Back when Cyndi Lauper was going to be the superstar of the 80s and Madonna was a ho-bag writhing around in her undies, Lauper was riding a wave based on her debut album much of which consisted of cover songs. The least likely was “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” a [...]
Jerry Lee Lewis: “They don’t call me the killer for nuthin’…”
By Noah Mallin
Back in the old days I was known as something of a mixtape maven, making knees knock in the lunchroom with inspired pairings of, say, James Brown and Camper Van Beethoven. It turns out that lost art is alive and well and like [...]
An Appreciation by Noah Mallin
When the pioneers of rock n’ roll are mentioned Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley often vie for the top of the list. The late great Bo Diddley however was just as important to music. The singer, songwriter and guitarist was one of the greatest American musicians. It’s one thing to name [...]
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